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A procession descends a short staircase beside a white-walled building with red-and-white striped trim. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a long red-and-white flower garland and holds a rudraksha-style mala, flanked by several men in saffron and orange robes. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl walks ahead holding a long stick, and a drummer in a white shirt carries a drum on the right. A red pillar and a yellow cloth hang in the foreground, and a figure in white stands behind a gate at left. A saffron-and-gold ceremonial banner with a trident and a decorative emblem is visible above the group.

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